McReggae wrote:How sane kenyans all unite to dismiss a CNN video report of kikuyu militia arming themselves in RV but a section want to believe/accept/wait for confirmation on this FT report fails me.
1. It's largely irrelevant whether or not the CNN feature was well investigated...(i.e. whether the investigative reporter did background before turning up) because
a) if it is true, then this should be reported to police. No-one else on this planet can investigate and resolve it other than cops (including tying it to any political agenda.
b) If it is not true (i.e. these are just guys running a scam to get some chums) then we should disregard
2. The CNN guys are not presidential candidates, able to rally 10's of thousands, if not millions behind virtually any cause. However the FT interviewee is.
3. I am yet to see a formal retraction relating to the FT article as follows:
a)FT have not taken it down and withdrawn it fully...since there are already screenshots in circulation, they would have to print a retraction and possibly fire their journalist for making stuff up (yes, it happens in the West)
b)CORD representative has not come out anywhere and formally said the interview did not occur or there was substantial mis-representation within the article. (all I've seen is reference to a TWEET). If this has changed, please let us know with a RINK if possible.